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Basic Reproduction Number of Chikungunya Virus Transmitted by Aedes Mosquitoes
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 10, Pp 2429-2431 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020.
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Abstract
- We estimated the weighted mean basic reproduction number (R0) of chikungunya virus based on outbreak size. R0 was 3.4 (95% CI 2.4–4.2) and varied for 2 primary chikungunya mosquito vectors: 4.1 (95% CI 1.5–6.6) for Aedes aegypti and 2.8 (95% CI 1.8–3.8) for Ae. albopictus.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.54c2ad3e7f344883ac6eec1c4bb302e9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2610.190957